Related Experiment Video
Updated: May 30, 2026

Recognition of Epidermal Transglutaminase by IgA and Tissue Transglutaminase 2 Antibodies in a Rare Case of Rhesus Dermatitis
Published on: December 15, 2011
Food induced skin diseases
1Department of Dermatology, University Hospital Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, NL-3584 ZS Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract:
Skin diseases due to an adverse reaction to food are urticaria, atopic dermatitis, oral allergy syndrome, dermatitis herpetiformis and protein induced contact dermatitis. The first three disorders will be discussed in more detail. Urticaria per se is a common skin reaction associated with various external and internal factors. Food as a causative factor is more frequently associated with acute than with chronic urticaria. The relation between food and atopic dermatitis is evident in young children with atopic dermatitis. The course of atopic dermatitis in adults is hardly influenced by food. The mechanism involved in urticaria may be immune-mediated, being IgE-mediated, or non-immune mediated, being pharmacologic or unknown. The mechanism involved in food-induced atopic dermatitis is based on the involvement of IgE antibodies and T lymphocytes. So far, it not known if and how (free or complexed with antibodies) food allergens enter the skin. It has been speculated that cutaneous T cell homing factors are involved.
Related Concept Videos
Skin Diseases and Disorders
Gram-positive Staphylococcus spp. and Streptococcus spp. are responsible for many of the most common skin infections. However, many...
Drug Toxicity: Allergic Reactions
Other Disorders of Digestive System
Inflammatory Bowel Disease III: Diagnostic Studies and Management I-Nutritional Therapy
Diagnostic studies
A colonoscopy is the definitive screening test, distinguishing ulcerative colitis from other colon diseases with similar symptoms. During a colonoscopy test, inflamed mucosa with exudate ulcerations can be observed, and biopsies are taken to determine the histologic characteristics of the colonic...
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Sources of Food Contamination
